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Old Oct 14, 2018 | 04:00 PM
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Angry BDL hell

i put a BDL on my 94 fxlr, i got a aftermarket 4 speed case and put my 5 speed transmission in it, now it will not shift, i bought another one. same thing, clutch is working just dont shift right,.how do you adjust the bolt on the shifter prawl?
 

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Old Oct 15, 2018 | 03:45 AM
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Hope this helps?

Shifter pawl adjustment https://www.hdforums.com/how-tos/a/h...c-guide-414305

AND HERE

 
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Old Oct 15, 2018 | 04:09 AM
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What else did you do?
As the belt has not much to do with shifting unless you scrwed up the clutch adjustment so it will not release...which is my first guess.
When you pull in the Clutch lever, does it release? (as per instructions with BDL )
 
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